The New York Islanders don’t plan to rush Cal Ritchie into the NHL — unless he decides for them.
Ritchie, 20, was the centerpiece of the deal that sent Brock Nelson to Colorado and is projected as a long-term top-six center. But general manager Mathieu Darche said the focus this fall is on development, not fast-tracking, as NY Post beat writer Ethan Sears detailed last week.
“Well, it’s a process. I want them to have an NHL career, not play games,” Darche said this week on The Jeff Marek Show.